Tuesday, 31 March 2015

As we enter this new dispensation in our history as a
nation, I want to congratulate Nigeria and all Nigerians for the great feat
that was achieved yesterday. Indeed, it is obvious that God is still interested
in the affairs of this nation Nigeria.

Despite the pressure and technical challenges, I must really
commend Prof. Attahiru Jega for his composition and demeanor all through this
very inundating task, Nigeria and Nigerians are proud of you Sir.

So many people didn’t know what to expect and even the
international community is wowed at how well things have panned out and I know
that these post-election outcomes are completely an act of God as the reality
we see on ground is nothing like the permutations in the heart of many and the
predictions of many.

To all our brethren who fled the country in fear of the
unknown, we are all alive and well (though some are not excited about the
results) and we look forward to welcoming you home whenever you decide that it
is safe enough to return home.

To those of you who did not vote, you will have to live for
another 4yrs with the decision that we made on your behalf and please don’t you
dare complain about anything for the next 4yrs because you had an opportunity
to say something and chose to observe us from the comfort of your sofa or bed
as it may apply to you.

To those of us who voted, I want to commend you for your
bravery. Your candidate may have lost or won, but the important thing is that
you and I became a part of history and will tell our children how we were part
of the process that saw a sitting democratically elected president (for the
first time in the history of Nigeria) voted out of office. The tone of that
story will depend on which side of the divide you were on lol, but all the
same, together we made history and posterity will forever remember us.

To his Excellency Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, I want to
salute your bravery Sir. You became the leader of this great nation in very challenging
times and under very difficult conditions and I can only imagine the pressure,
stress and distress alike that your office must have put you through. Your conduct
yesterday just before the final result was announced I must commend as heroic. I
wish you well in all your future endevours and hope that you will not do
anything in your remaining days in office to change my comments.

To the president elect Gen Muhammadu Buhari, congratulations
Sir. The people have spoken and I hope you have heard us. A leader is as strong
as his team, a team is as strong as its weakest link. I think this is my only
advice to you as you prepare to take on the enourmous challenge of leading this
great nation of super smart people. My prayer is that God will grant you the
wisdom to do His will only.

Sunday, 29 March 2015

The long awaited and much talked about Nigerian presidential
elections have come and gone and we await the results today. There are
arguments for and against the two most prominent candidates and it is mind
boggling the volume of accusations, counter accusations, information (both true
and false ones) flying around about these candidates and I hear them and just
smile. Sitting here typing this piece, my colleagues have been on this same
election, matter for over 30mins and it is not yet 7am.

My heart is glad with these outcomes because it tells me
that people are finally ready in Nigeria to be involved in the affairs of the
nation.

If you were eligible to vote and didn’t, I really don’t have
much to tell you as you are entitled to the freedom to either exercise your
civic rights as a citizen of this great nation or not to. However, in the
aftermath of the elections, you do not have any moral rights to open your mouth
and say anything either for or against whichever government that is sworn in come
May 29 2015.

That said, I must confess that the long wait on Saturday to
be able to cast my vote, leaves much to be desired but thank God that we
eventually were able to cast our votes. And I actually saw how passionate
Nigerians are about the desire to have good governance which is very
commendable. I could also off of the discussions sense those that were into shady
businesses and were scared that if a certain candidate won in the presidential
polls, a possible jail term might be their portion (lol).

At the end of this entire process, I am glad that NEVER again will a leader over this
nation come into power and assume that the populace will take just about any
crap that they doll out at us. The voice of the PVC is the voice of the people
and it sounded very loud and clear over this past weekend.

As we eagerly await the results of the election, I want to
commend my fellow Nigerians for conducting yourselves in a very civil manner
through this electoral process, I also want to commend all our friends in
diaspora for your prayers and thoughts towards us.

I would like to say that by the time the results are announced
later today, let us also conduct ourselves in the same civil manner with which
we cast our votes and accept the results in good faith. No matter what the
results are, whether or not it favours your preferred candidates Jesus Christ
remains King over Nigeria.